This is such a fun, elegant, sweet and simple ceremony.
It was well received by their guests.
Dear friends and family, we are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the union of Sherry Bride and Franco Groom in marriage. Through their time together, they have come to realize that their personal dreams, hopes, and goals are more attainable and more meaningful through the combined effort and mutual support provided in love, commitment, and family; and so they have decided to live together as husband and wife.
We will now have a reading by Maria, Franco's sister:
True marriage is more than joining the bonds of marriage of two persons; it is the union of two hearts. It lives on the love you give each other and never grows old, but thrives on the joy of each new day. Marriage is love. May you always be able to talk things over, to confide in each other, to laugh with each other, to enjoy life together, and to share moments of quiet and peace, when the day is done. May you be blessed with a lifetime of happiness and a home of warmth and understanding.
Do you Franco, take Sherry, to be your partner in life and sharing your path; equal in love, a mirror for your true self, promising to honor and cherish, through good times and bad, until death do you part?"
I do
Do you, Franco, promise Sherry that you will not take her car for a joy ride when you get mad at her:
I do
Do you Sherry, take Franco, to be your partner in life and sharing your path; equal in love, a mirror for your true self, promising to honor and cherish, through good times and bad, until death do you part?"
I do
Do you, Sherry, promise to always cook Franco’s favorite pasta dish and to never dent his Corvette?
I do
You have for each other a golden ring. This most precious of metals symbolizes that love is the most precious element in your life together. The ring has no beginning and no ending, which symbolizes that the love between you will never cease. You place these rings upon each others fingers as a visible sign of the vows which, this day, have made you husband and wife.
Franco, please place your ring on Sherry’s finger and repeat after me:
With this ring I thee wed
I give you my hand and my heart
Sherry, place the ring you have chosen for Franco on his finger and repeat after me:
With this ring I thee wed
I give you my hand and my heart
This wedding celebration is a joining of two unique families who stood separate until today. Today we unite these families by the marriage of Sherry and Franco. Sherry and Franco would each like to honor the separateness of their families and now, the togetherness, with the giving of a rose to their mothers. They would also like to acknowledge the love and sacrifice that each mother has made to make her children who they are today - - a man and woman who are ready to be in a committed, loving marriage of their own.
(Franco presents a rose to Sherry, Sherry presents a rose to Franco…You then present the roses to your mothers.)
Franco and Sherry; by the power vested in me by the state of California, I now pronounce you husband and wife!
You may now kiss.
Family and friends, I present to you, Franco and Sherry HappyCouple!